In the 1970s a group of strong English players (Miles, Speelman, Keene
above all and later Short) developed a slightly unusual opening starting
after the moves 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6. Just like in the Grünfeld or the Alekhine
Defences, Black concedes the centre. However, rather than provoking pawn
advances by an early development of the knights, Black wants instead to
develop his bishops (most frequently to the squares b7 and b4). This
approach contradicts the orthodox rule of development (knights before
bishops) but is not it better to get some pieces out instead of spending a
lot of tempi with the knight in provocation?! The original character of
the lay as well as the good preparation by the aforementioned grandmasters
led to the recognition of this setup as the English Defence. This opening,
which is still very young and unexplored, has recently attracted some top
players (Morozevich, Ponomariov, Mamedyarov) who have made good use of it
in their games. In his latest DVD Dejan Bojkov of Bulgaria explores the
line in detail and supplies you with all the information you require in
order to be successful with the English Defence. Typical positional and
tactical ideas are supported by plenty of theoretical information. Video
running time: 5 hours 9 min (English)